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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017076400 · 7/12/2017 · Barko Hydraulics, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Barko Hydraulics, LLC
Location
One Banks Avenue, SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN, 54880
NAICS
333120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On July 12, 2017, an employee was using a wrench to remove a line plug from a hydraulic cylinder while it was resting in a wooden cradle (block) on top of a machine's sub-frame. The wrench breaking the line plug loose created a jarring motion that caused the 620-pound hydraulic cylinder to shift and fall (3.5 feet) off the elevated surface and onto the employee's lower leg, fracturing the right tibia. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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